Press Release Summary: SADIF-Investment Analytics SA has applied its StockMarks(tm) stock-rating system to Carnival Plc and produced a research report, rating the company's attractiveness to long-term investors.
Press Release Body: Mira, Portugal - October 14, 2008 - SADIF Investment Analytics SA, today announced the release of a new equity research report covering Carnival Plc (CCL). The report utilizes SADIF's powerful StockMarks(tm) stock rating system and is required reading for any current or potential Carnival Plc investor.
Report Summary: UK-listed Carnival Plc is part of the dual-listed cruise operator giant, Carnival Corporation & Plc. The company has experienced a slow and steady decline in its share price since the start of 2006. With the global economy teetering on the edge of recession, leisure products and services such as cruises are not expected to do well in the near future. However, Carnival is yet to see a significant decline in business. In the third quarter of 2008, Carnival reported an eleven percent increase in revenues over the same period in 2007, primarily driven by increased ticket sales revenue from higher prices. Oil prices continued to weigh on the company's income. Carnival's fuel expense rose eighty-three percent and accounted for sixteen percent of the company's operating costs in the quarter, up from ten percent in Q3 2007. This resulted in a 3% decline in reported net income in the most recent quarter. With oil prices dropping once again, Carnival Plc is worth another look for long-term investors. In order to assess whether the company's share price accurately reflects Carnival's underlying long-term fundamentals, we can assess the company through the use of the StockMarks framework. Carnival currently has an overall long-term investment-attractiveness rating (Total StockMark or SMT) of 63, placing above the average of UK market. This rating ranks Carnival sixth among ten of its closest UK listed peers, selected on the basis of similarity of business and market positioning factors such as size.
The complete report breaks down the Total StockMark into its three components - Business, Management and Price, performing a thorough analysis of Carnival Plc for long-term investors.
A summary of the StockMarks(tm) ratings for Carnival Plc is available here: http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/company.php?ticker=CCL&cod_country=110
The report has been distributed to Reuters, and forwarded to Yahoo Finance and FT.com. It is available under 'Analyst Reports' from these websites or directly from SADIF-Investment Analytics SA at http://sadifanalytics.com/stockmarks/article/hist_article.php?cod_article=156&cod_country=110
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